He expressed his gratitude to those Parties which had paid their contributions in full, and to the European Community, the Government of the Netherlands and the Government of the United States of America for their generous contributions towards the cost of the assessment panels.
Observó que, al 31 de octubre de 2003, el nivel de las promesas de contribuciones sin liquidar ascendía a 3.781.939 dólares e instó a todas las Partes a que hicieran efectivas sus contribuciones sin demora y en su totalidad.